A Little Friday File Fun (05/25)

In
New York City, New York
, thunderstorms recently swept the Big Apple – – – and the
Empire State Building, which apparently gets hit by
lightning about 100 times a year (it was designed to serve
as a lightning rod for the surrounding midtown area), got
struck again – – – on camera – – – check it out at
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/17/2007-05-17_zap.html

– – – In
Brewster, Massachusetts
, Stephen Doherty, 24, was spotted by police driving
“erratically” – – – tossing “notebooks and debris” from the
vehicle, hitting the mirror of another vehicle, and moving
in and out of the wrong lane of traffic at accelerating
speeds – – – eventually his 1996 Accord hit a utility pole,
snapping it off near the base – – – then the force of the
crash – – – combined with the weight of the wires and the
broken pole – – – caused two other poles to break – – –
Stephen’s vehicle eventually came to a stop – – – upside
down – – – propped against the 10-foot-high stump of one of
the poles – – – you can see what it looked like at
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/NEWS/705220310

– – – In
Maple Grove, Minnesota
, an as yet unnamed bank robber arranged for a floral
delivery to a Wells Fargo branch there – – – then called
the bank manager, and told her that the accompanying
package was a bomb – – – and instructed her to put some
money in a garbage bag – – – and give it over to a waiting
limo – – – the driver of which had been led to believe he
was picking up some laundry – – – who then met the robber a
couple of blocks away – – –
MORE
at
http://www.kare11.com/video/player.aspx?aid=47753&bw
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